As with many things in the novel, the title of "The Giver"
can be interpreted with different meanings at different
levels.
Because Jonas's assignment is to become the next
Receiver of Memory for the community, it will become his duty to be
a giver of advice to the elders of the community when they
are faced with situations and decisions that require drawing on past experiences they
can not remember.
As Jonas becomes aware of the
superficiality of the existence of community members, he comes to believe that they need
to be given their lost and hidden awarenesses in order to appreciate and more fully
understand the beauties and hardships of life. Jonas plans to leave the community
because he thinks those memories will be revealed to the community as a whole when he is
no longer present to assume all responsibility for them. In this sense, he is acting as
a giver to everyone.
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